Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the numbers and grades of personnel employed in the Combat Poverty Agency who have indicated that they wish to transfer to Monaghan under the Government's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35594/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the decentralisation programme announced by the Government in 2003, the Combat Poverty Agency is designated to relocate to Monaghan town. At this time there is no indicative date for the move.

The Combat Poverty Agency has submitted an implementation plan to the decentralisation group and is currently in the process of updating that plan. There are a total of 39 applicants on the Central Applications Facility who have expressed a first preference interest in moving to Monaghan town, including one officer currently employed in the Combat Poverty Agency at clerical officer level. The Central Applications Facility will remain open for applications until the full decentralisation programme announced by Government is complete.